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Tenfold hike in indecency fines OK'd by Congress By Brooks BoliekWASHINGTON -- Congress gave overwhelming approval Wednesday to legislation that will make broadcasters pay exponentially more for airing racy material the FCC considers indecent. In a 379-35 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives sent the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act to President Bush for his signature. The legislation raises the maximum indecency fine the commission can levy from $32,500 to $325,000 per incident. Bush said he looked forward to signing the legislation into law."I believe that government has a responsibility to help strengthen families," he said in a statement. "This legislation will make television and radio more family-friendly by allowing the FCC to impose stiffer fines on broadcasters who air obscene or indecent programming." While the legislation faced little opposition in Congress, there were lawmakers who expressed concern that the bill goes too far." What is at ...